IF Kerry had a Democrat congress, it would still be hard for him to increase spending at a higher rate than Dubya is doing.Originally posted by: Dari
Originally posted by: DealMonkey
Originally posted by: Dari
Have any of you guys ever seen John Kerry? He looks like a mummy. The man has no real issues other than to have issues with whatever Bush has done in politics. The mummy, er man, reacts, not acts, when it comes to topics. He's been in the pockets of Democratic special-interests for too long. America is a young society, and standing next to Bush, Kerry looks like he was just dug up from an ancient burial. Furthermore, I doubt that Kerry can criticize Bush too much on the Iraq issue without looking like an opportunist.
John Kerry is a follower who will increase his price if he becomes president. And that's a big IF. This Massachusetts liberal is banking on hopes more so than conviction and concrete deas. He doesn't have the characters to be a leader. His place is in investigative committees.
Do you seriously believe that Bush is not beholden to special interests? That's the problem I have with both democrats and republicans, they both have their puppetmasters . . .
Yes, it is a serious problem in American politics. But the problem with Kerry is that he's no Bill Clinton. He's not a centrist. The man is in the liberal wing of the democratic party.
And yes, Bush has increased the budget deficit, to astronomical levels. But I trust him to bring it down in his second term just as I expected it to skyrocket after he went on a spending spree. Should he be relected, I trust that more pressure will be on Bush to bring the deficit down. Too many fiscal conservatives are angry at him for letting it go that high. I blame it on defense. As for Kerry, should he be elected, the man will have far less pressure. Furthermore, seeing that he's beholden to pressure groups that advocate more useless spending, the man will capitulate and make all the wrong moves.
But with a GOP Congress, it is not going to happen. I would rather have the Congress and President fighting over spending bills than the POTUS signing every POS spending bill that ends up on his desk. The Republicans only seem interested in small government when they aren't the ones running it. I think split government and effective checks and balances are as necessary now as ever.